COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — Roni Cabrera hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning as the Columbia Fireflies defeated the Hickory Crawdads 8-2 on Wednesday at Spirit Communications Park. The Fireflies scored in each of the first four innings, with Cabrera’s blast to left-center field highlighting the outburst. Josh Hammond added a triple in the second and JC Vanek hit a solo home run. Michael Lombardi (2-1) struck out eight over four relief innings for the win, allowing one earned run. Jesus Lafalaise (0-3) took the loss. Hickory’s Paulino Santana had three hits and drove in a run. Columbia outhit Hickory 7-7 but capitalized on walks. Attendance was 2,012. The game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. Columbia improved to 17-18, while Hickory fell to 17-16.